 Station building at street level |
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  Woolwich Arsenal
Location of Woolwich Arsenal in Greater London |
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| Location | Woolwich |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Greenwich |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | WWA |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| NR 2004/5 usage | 2.032 million[1] |
| NR 2005/6 usage | 2.092 million[1] |
| NR 2006/7 usage | 2.687 million[1] |
| NR 2007/8 usage | 2.313 million[1] |
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| 1 November 1849 | Opened |
| 12 January 2009 | DLR opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Facilities |
Coordinates: 51°29′24″N 0°04′08″E / 51.490°N 0.069°E
Woolwich Arsenal station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway interchange station located in Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich. It acts as a local station on the North Kent Line between London and Gillingham, served by Southeastern, and is the southern terminus of the Woolwich Arsenal branch of the Docklands Light Railway. The station faces General Gordon Square and is named after the nearby Woolwich Arsenal. It is the only DLR station to be located in Travelcard Zone 4.
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History
The station opened in 1849, serving the North Kent Line from London to Gillingham. The station building was rebuilt in 1906 with a London brick-built structure, very typical of southeast London. The current station building dates from 1996, and has a modern design in steel and glass. It has a circular theme, quite different from what existed before.
Woolwich Arsenal was expanded in 2009, when Transport for London completed the construction of an extension of the London City Airport branch of the Docklands Light Railway from King George V to Woolwich Arsenal, which is the branch's new terminus. The official opening took place on 12 January 2009.
Platforms
The National Rail part of the station consists of two above-ground platforms. The up platform for London has a refreshment facility. The down platform serves trains going east, towards north Kent, via Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Slade Green.
The Docklands Light Railway part of the station is underground, and consists of two platforms in an island platform configuration. As Woolwich Arsenal is a terminus, both platforms serve an up line to Bank via London City Airport, Canning Town and Poplar. Trains depart in the eastbound direction due to the curve under the River Thames.
Services
National Rail
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to London Cannon Street via Greenwich
- 2tph to London Charing Cross via Lewisham
- 2tph to Slade Green, returning to London Cannon Street via Sidcup
- 2tph to Slade Green
- 2tph to Dartford
- 2tph to Gillingham (Kent) via Dartford
Docklands Light Railway
Trains run every ten minutes to Bank. Additionally (from 2 March 2009) there are also peak hour trains to Canning Town every ten minutes giving an overall peak-hour frequency of every five minutes.[2] A typical journey time to Bank is 28 minutes, while to Canary Wharf it is 19 minutes.
Future plans
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway's extension to Stratford International station from Canning Town via West Ham and Stratford low-level on the disused North London Line is scheduled to open in July 2010. Services to Stratford International will run from Woolwich Arsenal once every 4 minutes (15tph). During the 2012 Olympic Games the station may be used by spectators travelling to and from the London Olympic Park for the shooting events if they are held at the nearby Royal Artillery Barracks.
Crossrail
A new Crossrail station will be opened in Woolwich after a vigorous campaign to include it in the scheme run by Greenwich council and Berkeley Homes. Woolwich railway station will be located around 200m North of Woolwich Arsenal station on the north side of the A206, on the site of the Royal Arsenal.
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References
- ^ a b c d Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Woolwich Arsenal station from Office of Rail Regulation statistics
- ^ http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/woolwich/service.asp
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